Dulcolax and Sweating: What Users Say (Page 5)

• mrs...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 22, 2015

For Constipation "Took this as relief at 8:00 PM. By 3 AM, I was getting chronic tummy cramps and sweats. I felt sick, but nothing was happening. By about half past 3, being in pain with my tummy for that long and wanting to cry, I suddenly had a massive case of the runs for about an hour. I've never felt so poorly after tablets in my life. I will definitely not be taking the rest of these ever again."

• Cly...
• December 13, 2015

For Constipation "I took 1 pill, and about 6 hours later, I was in extreme pain for the next 12 hours. Cramping, nausea, cold sweats, and minimal relief from the actual constipation. I had several small bowel movements, but they were so painful, and in the end, I took Metamucil because my stool was so hard, I couldn't pass it. I will never again use this product - there is absolutely nothing 'gentle' about it."

• Ani...
• December 23, 2018

For Constipation "Took this last night, woke up at 6 a.m. with the worst cramps ever! Started sweating, almost fainted. Finally pooped, then now I’m starting to notice some blood in my stool. I highly DO NOT recommend this, it is horrible! They need to take this off the shelf!"

• Mar...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 22, 2021

For Constipation "I had horrible constipation for about a week, nothing was helping, so I took one Dulcolax around 9 PM. I expected the bowel movement to start in the morning, but nothing happened (just terrible tummy pain). Around 5 PM, the pain got so intense I was sweating and shaking but unable to open my bowel :( horrible, horrible experience. Finally, after around 2 hours of pain, nausea, cramps, sweating, and shaking, I managed to open my bowel. As soon as it happened, all symptoms went away and I felt massive relief. My advice is: take it only when other things are not working, it is very powerful, but it works. My colon was completely blocked, and it helped me to empty it and get rid of awful constipation."

• Nev...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 23, 2016

For Constipation "I took this because I was having an ultrasound the next day, and my doctor wanted me reasonably cleaned out. I took 2 tabs at 8 PM. I woke at 4 AM with bad stomach cramps. I moved into the bathroom for the next hour, where I experienced crippling stomach cramps, nausea, and vomiting (mostly dry heaves as my stomach was fairly empty). I actually thought about calling 911. That bad! I was burning up and sweating profusely - and I typically never sweat. It was the worst I've ever felt in my 56 years. The product worked. Several hours later, I'm still with some diarrhea, and the other symptoms are somewhat better, but I'm never, ever taking this poison again!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 18, 2016

For Constipation "It's honestly not as bad as all of the reviews. I have taken Dulcolax a few times now. Yes, I get the cramps, and I get nauseated, I get the shakes, and the sweats, but it's not as bad as everyone is making it out to be. I took one tablet my first time, and it didn't make any movement for me. So I took two after a few days, and it worked well for me. I did take it at night, so I woke up needing to use the restroom. You will be caught off guard, my suggestion is to make sure you are home when you take it and make sure you aren't doing anything that day and no work. I think it is the best time to take it on your day off so you can feel more relaxed at home."

• Anonymous
• July 9, 2014

For Constipation "Took the medicine at 11:30 PM. Decided 2 would be too little since I wanted the full effect, took 3 total followed by water. Woke up at 4:30 in the morning to cold sweats and threw up twice. After cramping in the lower stomach, I went and used the bathroom on and off for 1.5 hours. Next time I am only sticking with 1."

• Cri...
• October 11, 2016

For Constipation "I decided to take Dulcolax last night because I have been constipated for about a week and a half. I thought my constipation was going to get better in time; however, it did not. When I did go, my stool looked like small angular black pebbles. I took this medication around 7:30 PM. Then the pain started at 3:12 AM in the morning. I have never felt such a pain in my life. I feel like I'm being stabbed in the stomach. I can hear the gas in my bowels shredding through my stomach. I am sweating and nauseous. I don't even know what to do. I thought sitting on the toilet would help. It is now 3:58 AM in my Dulcolax journey. I wish I had taken something else, correction, ANYTHING ELSE before I tried Dulcolax. The pain just keeps getting worse! AVOID!"

• THC...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 23, 2022

For Bowel Preparation "Had to take Dulcolax for a colonoscopy prep. Doctor advised me to take 4 pills at 2:00 PM and at 5 PM to drink the Miralax mixture. My first diarrhea BM was around 6 PM with some slight cramping and sweating. The pain disappeared for the rest of the night, and I thought that was it, not as bad as people say it was. NO! I was so wrong. Woke up around 1 AM to excruciating stomach pain that would come in waves of every 4-5 mins, and then on top of that I started feeling nauseous and vomited twice. The pain continued for the rest of the morning."

• Roc...
• February 16, 2016

For Constipation "I took this medicine for constipation that had lasted nearly 3 days. After about 8 hours, I was in severe abdominal pain and barely able to breathe. This pain somehow got worse, and only after 5 hours did the pain become tolerable. I did completely clean out my system, but the pain was horrible and intense. It even made me throw up, have cold sweats, and nearly faint from the pain. To sum it up, I'm throwing the rest of this medicine (or torture) in the trash, and I will advocate for people to not use it. Hopefully, I can save someone from going through what I just did."

• Bad...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 9, 2022

For Constipation "Took 2 pills and woke up about 3 hours later in excruciating pain! I had such sharp pain in my abdomen. At one point, I started puking so much I literally thought I was pooping through my mouth as it was the same yellow color as my poop. Cold sweats, confusing and profuse pain. I just wanted to pass out to get some type of relief! At one point, the pain had gotten so bad I asked Jesus to come take me out of my misery. There is no way that stuff should still be on the market. After it all began, I told my husband I’d rather be constipated forever than to ever go through this nightmare again… I recommend only taking one of these or none from this brand."

• Bob...
• December 18, 2015

For Constipation "I normally take Milk of Magnesia and have never had issues with it. It clears out my system well with no issues. I decided to try Dulcolax because it is supposed to be gentle. Gentle as a bad stomach flu. I took 3 tablets at 11 PM, by 4 AM, I was having severe cramps but no action. By 8 AM, I was dry heaving/vomiting while everything else was coming out the other end. I broke out in a cold sweat, and it was everything I could do to stay upright on the toilet. I was there for 45 minutes before crawling back into bed. Every 10-15 minutes, I was back in the bathroom. Then crawl back to bed. The worst was over by noon, but I continue to have periodic cramps and diarrhea over 24 hours later. From now on, I will stick with MoM."

• Myb...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 22, 2016

For Constipation "I broke my tailbone and was constipated because of it. Because it hurt too bad to try and poop. So I decided to take Dulcolax, I took 2. It definitely works. But terrible, terrible pain is followed. I did not have any dairy, all I had was water and a bit of broth. This isn't me being dramatic, it was the worst pain I've been in... in a very long time. And I gave natural birth. Just like many other people, I had cramps, sweating, and felt as if I would vomit but didn't. And, towards 4 AM, my anus felt like it was spitting out lava. I'm never taking this again. Sticking to apple juice, which takes longer to work but works without the pain."

• Sta...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 4, 2018

For Constipation "I may be almost cleared out, but it was not worth staying up all night vomiting with severe, debilitating stomach pain. I sat on the toilet with a trash can in front of me. I've never had it come out both ends at the same time before! I paced my bathroom like when I was in labor when I got a break. I tried to stay hydrated, but I couldn't keep water down. I took it at 9:30 PM, it's now 1:30 PM, and I still have stomach pain, almost like a really bad period, with diarrhea that I feel gurgling from time to time. I started to finally sip some ginger tea around noon. I didn't know whether I was hot or cold, but I was drenched in sweat all night. I only gave it 2 stars because it did help, but I DO NOT recommend this drug to get the job done if you value your life. I'm still in bed."

• Gra...
• March 30, 2017

For Bowel Preparation "Having Crohn's, I never suffer from constipation, ever. I took 2 Dulcolax Wednesday at midnight as directed for an endoscopy on Friday. Felt lots of gas discomfort within 25 minutes. Impossible to sleep! Really painful cramps started by 2:15 AM. Turned to extreme cramps every 10-12 minutes. Like hard labor. Severe diarrhea and vomiting for the next 3 hours, nearly passing out, thinking I might die, with forehead, neck, and inside elbow crease sweats for hours. By morning I am now passing blood with diarrhea. Cramps 20-30 minutes apart. My Crohn's was very good for months. I don't think it's safe for 'some' like 'me' to take this medication. Pico-Salax should be sufficient for those whose bowels empty very quickly due to faster digestion."

• not...
• July 30, 2016

For Constipation "I take this every other month when I get constipated, took one last night because I didn't have a BM for 5 days, figured it would be like all my other Dulcolax experiences, just bearable cramps and stuff, but I WAS WRONG. I woke up at around 11 with the worst stomach cramps ever, I barely made it to the toilet, no BM, just the cramps. I started to sweat buckets, I'm not even kidding, like the sweat just dripped like I just finished an hour of interval training. Sat for around 20 mins with nothing but the PAIN, thought I was gonna die. The weird part though was that I fell asleep (or maybe passed out, I don't know), I just woke up and felt like I slept for 30 mins. Thought it was over but got another wave of cramps and then finally had a BM."

• Squ...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 21, 2021

For Bowel Preparation "HORRIBLE DRUG - DO NOT TAKE! I took 4 Dulcolax tablets as directed by my doctor at 4 PM. At 10 PM, the gates of hell opened with severe cramps and explosive diarrhea - nothing gentle about this! The worst thing, though, was at 2 AM after another bout of pain and diarrhea. I became drenched with sweat and nauseated. I stumbled (literally) out of the bathroom and passed out on the floor. My husband helped me up, and I told him to get me to the bathroom (still had to go). On the way, I passed out again! Considered calling an ambulance, as I had never felt anything like this before. The diarrhea went on for 18 hours - into the next day. DO NOT TAKE THIS! I am really surprised there are not more warnings on the box about this or lawsuits filed from people who faint and get hurt falling down. The irony of the whole thing - my colonoscopy got rescheduled by the doctor's office but only AFTER I had taken this wretched drug."

• Sor...
• December 8, 2016

For Constipation "This product should be taken off the shelves before somebody has a heart attack from its side effects. I took one tablet and within about five hours had a BM normally. A few minutes later, I needed to go again. Then all of a sudden, I started sweating, vomiting, and felt I was about to pass out on the bathroom floor. I made it back to bed and was screaming in pain, which went on for the next 20 minutes. It finally calmed down enough for me to spend the next day in bed with a hot water bottle on my tummy. Today is Day 3 post-Dulcolax Drama, and I am left dizzy, nauseous, and weak. If no better by Monday morning, I'm off to the doctor. I feel terrible and will NEVER take this tablet again. If you suffer from IBS, do not take!!"

• APa...
• February 21, 2018

For Constipation "The worst! 12 hrs after I took 2 tablets. I woke up in horrific pain from cramps, felt like throwing up, chills, sweating, and it's now 18 hrs after taking, I still have pain and feel weak. I can't believe this is available and, even worse, it has no warnings."

• Leg...
• July 16, 2021

For Constipation "I took four, nothing. Took 2 more the next day. Well, it kicked in around 10 am. It felt like pains during the transition phase of labor, and yes, I have four kids, so I know what I’m talking about - the pain was so bad!!! And I still couldn’t get anything out. It wasn’t until another 45 minutes of pain, I am sweating, I’m about to pass out, that it all came out!!! And it took about 20 minutes until I was finished with all of that, and it was diarrhea at the end. I got on the scale and was 5 pounds lighter, that means I had 5 pounds of poop in me for the past 10 days waiting to come out. I am so sorry to be graphic, but my final review is: it will clear you out, but it won’t be fun. I’m going to drink more water and eat more fiber, I can’t go through that again."

• Zin...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 28, 2015

For Constipation "Horrible nausea, thought I was going to faint. Took two pills at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. Felt very anxious and jittery, could not sleep, just awful. At 2 AM got up going to the bathroom with awful cramps, cold sweats, and thought I was going to faint. Kept saying prayers because I was here all alone. Finally, after 45 minutes of cramping, I had a bowel movement, and that continued for about 20 minutes. It's morning time, 9 o'clock, and I feel like I've been hit by a truck. I hope this information will help someone before taking that pill. I will never take that pill again in my lifetime."

• Bcw...
• January 3, 2016

For Constipation "I took 2 pills at 6 PM right after supper, and by 3:30 AM, I woke up to excruciating abdominal pain. I went to the bathroom and could not sit upright on the toilet. I sat there for about 15 minutes and had a bowel movement. I crawled back on the bed and almost passed out. I was sweating so badly and had cold chills. I'm jerking all my clothes off, laying naked. I was hurting so badly. I moaned and rolled on the bed from the pain. It's 7:35 PM the next day, been over 24 hours since taking the medicine, and I'm still cramping. I've had 6 bowel movements so far. I thought maybe my body just couldn't handle laxatives, but reading other reviews, it could possibly be the product. Never again will I take a laxative."

• Ann...
• November 20, 2015

For Constipation "Took one tablet around 4:30/5 o'clock PM. By the time I went to bed around 8:30, my stomach felt very bloated and uncomfortable. Around 1 AM, I was awake with horrible, horrible cramps - I felt nauseous and sweaty as well but still could not go. Finally, the cramps subsided after about an hour. I woke up again around 6:30. Cramps were slight but still could not go. After a cup of coffee, I was finally able to go (normal BM) around 7:30 AM. Went a couple more times in the next hour. Stools were loose but not diarrhea-worthy. It's 9 AM, and the cramps are almost gone/very slight. I feel better for the most part but still slightly nauseous."

• Bex...
• April 6, 2017

For Constipation "I hate this stuff!!! Had been constipated for a few days. Took one with no success, so the next night took 2 as instructed. Woke up in the morning to extreme pain to the point where I screamed for my mum. Found my way to the bathroom, where the pain continued until I blacked out on the toilet, hitting my face hard on the bath on the way to the floor. Woke up very confused and sweating, back to the toilet I went for a bm that did not come easy by any means before passing out a second time. At that point, I decided to attempt to get back to bed, so stood up (very bad idea) and passed out for a third time, hitting my head yet again. I'm lucky I got away with just a cut cheek and black eye. Don't buy."

• Wow...
• January 17, 2017

For Constipation "I had Durolax Overnight. The first couple of times I took a Durolax Overnight laxative it worked just fine. But this time was very scary. I took the normal amount that I usually do, 3 at the same time (which is recommended). I got woken up out of my sleep at 4:30 AM, and I felt really odd. I ran to the restroom, and I realized my vision was blurred, I was sweating, my heart was beating fast, the scariest part was my hands were locked in a certain position! I couldn't move them, and my stomach was turning. I sat on the toilet to go, and it wouldn't come out. Finally, after a few minutes it did, and as this was happening I was throwing cold water on my face, I felt I was going to black out. After I finished, I threw myself in the shower. Never again."